Horticultural technician

Coivic Contracting Ltd

Milton, ON

Posted 30+ days ago

Job Details:

$30.00 / hour
Full-time
Experienced

Benefits:

Health Insurance

Overview
  • Job Duration: Permanent
  • Language of Work: English
  • Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Experience:
  • Education
  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Work site environment
  • Outdoors
  • All weather conditions
  • Tasks
  • Plan the incorporation of landscape structures
  • Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
  • Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
  • Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
  • Assess the health of lawns
  • Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
  • Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
  • Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
  • Utilize hand and power tools
  • Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
  • Lay sod or seed
  • Clean and maintain equipment
  • Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
  • Maintain clean and safe work environment
  • Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
  • Perform snow maintenance operations including handling snowmaking and snow removal equipment
  • Organize planting of trees, gardens and lawns
  • Type of product
  • Power tools
  • Equipment and machinery experience
  • Hand tools
  • Area of specialization
  • Landscape construction
  • Plant knowledge and identification
  • Horticulture
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Personal suitability
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Screening questions
  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Experience
  • 2 years to less than 3 years
  • Health benefits
  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

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